| confluence for business analyst: The Business Analyst's Handbook: Essential Skills for Success A.R Qazi, 2023-01-17 Who is this book for This book is a comprehensive guide for individuals looking to become successful business analysts. It covers a range of essential skills, including problem-solving, data analysis, communication, stakeholder management, and project management. The book provides a thorough understanding of the role and its requirements and offers practical tips and techniques for developing the skills necessary to excel in this field. Although this book was written for those who wish to become a business analyst or are new to this field. However, If you already a business analyst, you still might find this book helpful. |
| confluence for business analyst: The Salesforce Business Analyst Handbook Srini Munagavalasa, 2022-11-18 Become a proficient Salesforce business analyst with the help of expert recommendations, techniques, best practices, and practical advice Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features Learn the intricacies and nuances of every stage of a project's implementation Discover real-world examples, tips, and tricks that you can apply to any Salesforce project Overcome the challenges inherent in user interaction and improve your customer experience Book DescriptionSalesforce business analysis skills are in high demand, and there are scant resources to satisfy this demand. This practical guide for business analysts contains all the tools, techniques, and processes needed to create business value and improve user adoption. The Salesforce Business Analyst Handbook begins with the most crucial element of any business analysis activity: identifying business requirements. You’ll learn how to use tacit business analysis and Salesforce system analysis skills to rank and stack all requirements as well as get buy-in from stakeholders. Once you understand the requirements, you’ll work on transforming them into working software via prototyping, mockups, and wireframing. But what good is a product if the customer cannot use it? To help you achieve that, this book will discuss various testing strategies and show you how to tailor testing scenarios that align with business requirements documents. Toward the end, you’ll find out how to create easy-to-use training material for your customers and focus on post-production support – one of the most critical phases. Your customers will stay with you if you support them when they need it! By the end of this Salesforce book, you’ll be able to successfully navigate every phase of a project and confidently apply your new knowledge in your own Salesforce implementations.What you will learn Create a roadmap to deliver a set of high-level requirements Prioritize requirements according to their business value Identify opportunities for improvement in process flows Communicate your solution design via conference room pilots Construct a requirements traceability matrix Conduct user acceptance tests and system integration tests Develop training artifacts so your customers can easily use your system Implement a post-production support model to retain your customers Who this book is forThis book is for intermediate- to senior-level business analysts with a basic understanding of Salesforce CRM software or any CRM technology who want to learn proven business analysis techniques to set their business up for success. |
| confluence for business analyst: Creative Confluence Johan F. Hoorn, 2014-05-15 Creative Confluence is a highly original work, building bridges between physics, biology, technology, economy, organizations, neuropsychology, literature, arts, and cultural history. It is an attempt to explain the process of creativity as a universal principle of nature, cutting through the composition of atoms as well as human design of novel combinations. Creative Confluence is yet another impressive book and a sequel to Epistemics of the Virtual, indicating that perception and imagination operate in close contact. In a clear and light tone, the work holds that rational problem-solving strategies are most relevant in deterministic problem spaces whereas creativity is pertinent in more probabilistic situations. Theories of creativity and innovation are explored by means of computer simulations. Conditionals that favor creativity such as diversity, tolerance, and openness are discussed, forwarding a compelling vision of creative leadership. |
| confluence for business analyst: Confluence of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee, Debashis De, 2023-03-13 This book provides a detailed insight into Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technologies linked with AI that will help organizations implement Industry 4.0 procedures. RPA tools enhance their functionality by incorporating AI objectives, such as use of artificial neural network algorithms, text mining techniques, and natural language processing techniques for information extraction and the subsequent process of optimization and forecasting scenarios for the purpose of improving an organization's operational and business processes. The target readers of this book are researchers, professors, graduate students, scientists, policymakers, professionals, and developers working in the IT and ITeS sectors, i.e. people who are working on emerging technologies. This book also provides insights and decision support tools necessary for executives concerned with different industrial and organizational automation-centric jobs, knowledge dissemination, information, and policy development for automation in different educational, government, and non-government organizations. This book is of special interest to college and university educators who teach AI, machine learning, blockchain, business intelligence, cognitive intelligence, and brain intelligence courses in different capacities. |
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| confluence for business analyst: Business Analysis: The Question and Answer Book Sandhya Jane, An aspiring business analyst has to go through the rigors of the interview process in order to prove his knowledge, skill, ability, and worth to a prospective employer. The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to help aspiring as well as experienced business analysts prepare for interviews for suitable roles. The Q&A format of the book seeks to guide readers in planning and organizing their thoughts in a focused and systematic manner. Additionally, this book also aims to not only clarify existing concepts but also help candidates to enhance their understanding of the field. Thus, the book can also be used for preparing for professional certification exams offered by various leading institutes across the globe. |
| confluence for business analyst: Mastering Agile Project Management Morgan Carter, 2023-11-24 Unlock APMG Certification and Agile Mastery: Your All-in-One Guide to Acing the Exams and Leading Agile Projects with Confidence! In the flux of today’s fast-paced and ever-changing project environments, agility in management has transcended from being a mere methodology to a vital skill. Introducing Mastering Agile Project Management: Your Key to Excelling at the APMG Foundation and Practitioner Exams with Confidence!, a masterful creation by Morgan Carter, designed to be your steadfast companion through your journey towards agility in project management. 📘 Discover a Universe of Agile Knowledge Explore the essentials, principles, and advanced tenets of Agile Project Management and DSDM. Unravel the intricacies of Agile philosophy, from initiation to delivery, in a structured, comprehensible manner. 🛠️ Practical Tools and Insights for Real-world Application Dive into a wealth of real-world scenarios, case studies, and pragmatic approaches. Grasp the practicalities of agile concepts like MoSCoW Prioritisation and Timeboxing. 🎯 Ace the Agile Project Management Examinations with Confidence Navigate through targeted strategies devised for both Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner exams. Employ actionable tips, and insights to optimize your preparation journey. 🚀 Beyond Certification: A Career Catalyst Envision your career trajectory through the lens of Agile mastery and strategic project leadership. Infuse agile excellence into your projects and organizational practices. 🤝 Join Morgan Carter on a Journey to Agile Mastery Morgan, with decades of wisdom and experience in Agile environments, handholds you through a journey from understanding the nuts and bolts of Agile Project Management to mastering its application in complex project scenarios. This book does not merely focus on certification success but aims to shape you into an Agile leader, who drives projects to success while fostering an environment of continuous improvement and learning. What’s Inside? Engaging Chapters: Detailed, reader-friendly chapters covering both foundational and practitioner Agile concepts. Practical Scenarios: Actionable insights into dealing with common challenges and scenarios in Agile projects. Study Aids: Exam tips to solidify your preparation for Agile Project Management certifications. Lifetime Reference: A treasure trove of Agile wisdom that you will revisit throughout your career. Mastering Agile Project Management is not just a guide; it’s a lifelong career companion aiming to fortify your Agile knowledge and application, sculpting you into a revered Agile Project Leader. Embark on a transformative journey towards Agile mastery with a guide who understands not just the path but the adventures it entails. Grab Your Copy and Begin Your Journey towards Agile Excellence Today! |
| confluence for business analyst: Automating API Delivery Ikenna Nwaiwu, 2024-07-30 Improve speed, quality, AND cost by automating your API delivery process! Automating API Delivery shows you how to strike the perfect balance between speed and usability by applying DevOps automation principles to your API design and delivery process. It lays out a clear path to making both the organizational and technical changes you need to deliver high-quality APIs both rapidly and reliably. In Automating API Delivery you’ll learn how to: Enforce API design standards with linting Automate breaking-change checks to control design creep Ensure accuracy of API reference documents Centralize API definition consistency checks Automate API configuration deployment Conduct effective API design reviews Author Ikenna Nwaiwu provides comprehensive guidance on implementing APIOps in your organization. He carefully walks through the technical steps and introduces the essential open-source tools, with practical advice and insights from his years of experience. You’ll benefit from his personal tips for avoiding common pitfalls and challenges of moving to automated API delivery. Foreword by Melissa van der Hecht. About the technology Create high quality, consistent, and fast-to-market APIs by automating the development process! This innovative book shows you how to apply established Continuous Delivery and DevOps principles along the whole API lifecycle, transforming a collection of individual tasks into a smooth, manageable pipeline that supports automated testing, iterative improvement, and reliable documentation. About the book Automating API Delivery introduces the tools and strategies behind APIOps. You’ll discover tools and process improvements that give you important quick wins, including API governance using the Spectral API linter and establishing an efficient CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions. You’ll even discover how to use the powerful OpenAPI Generator to automatically create client and server code from your API definitions. What's inside Check for breaking changes with oasdiff Create SDKs using OpenAPI Generator Maintain accurate documentation with API conformance tests Deploy API gateway configuration with GitOps About the reader Experience building RESTful APIs required. About the author Ikenna Nwaiwu is Principal Consultant at Ikenna Consulting, specializing in automating API governance. The technical editor on this book was Marjukka Niinioja. Table of Contents 1 What is APIOps? 2 Leaning into APIOps: Problem-solving and leading improvements 3 API linting: Automating API consistency 4 Breaking change checks: Managing API evolution 5 API design review: Checking for what you cannot automate 6 API conformance: Generating code and API definitions 7 API conformance: Schema testing 8 CI/CD for API artifacts 1: Source-stage governance controls 9 CI/CD for API artifacts 2: Build-stage and API configuration deployment 10 More on API consistency: Custom linting and security checks 11 Monitoring and analytics: Measuring API product metrics Appendixes A Value stream mapping icons B Installing API linting and OpenAPI diff tools C Introduction to JSON Pointer D Tools for API conformance and analytics E Docker and Kubernetes |
| confluence for business analyst: How to Start a Business Analyst Career Laura Brandenburg, 2015-01-02 You may be wondering if business analysis is the right career choice, debating if you have what it takes to be successful as a business analyst, or looking for tips to maximize your business analysis opportunities. With the average salary for a business analyst in the United States reaching above $90,000 per year, more talented, experienced professionals are pursuing business analysis careers than ever before. But the path is not clear cut. No degree will guarantee you will start in a business analyst role. What's more, few junior-level business analyst jobs exist. Yet every year professionals with experience in other occupations move directly into mid-level and even senior-level business analyst roles. My promise to you is that this book will help you find your best path forward into a business analyst career. More than that, you will know exactly what to do next to expand your business analysis opportunities. |
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| confluence for business analyst: Managing Software Crisis: A Smart Way to Enterprise Agility Sergey V. Zykov, 2018-04-20 This book discusses smart, agile software development methods and their applications for enterprise crisis management, presenting a systematic approach that promotes agility and crisis management in software engineering. The key finding is that these crises are caused by both technology-based and human-related factors. Being mission-critical, human-related issues are often neglected. To manage the crises, the book suggests an efficient agile methodology including a set of models, methods, patterns, practices and tools. Together, these make a survival toolkit for large-scale software development in crises. Further, the book analyses lifecycles and methodologies focusing on their impact on the project timeline and budget, and incorporates a set of industry-based patterns, practices and case studies, combining academic concepts and practices of software engineering. |
| confluence for business analyst: Clearly Agile Giles Lindsay, 2024-04-08 The future is CLEAR; the future is AGILE. Clearly Agile is more than just a book on business agility. It’s an essential guide for anyone aspiring to lead successfully in a fast-changing business world. Step into the future with confidence, equipped with the knowledge and tools to master the art of business agility and lead your organization to sustained success. ‘In Clearly Agile, Giles connects the dots of agility, guiding readers from the importance of leadership and mindset to team and enterprise agility... This book will leave you with actionable strategies to improve how your organization works – no matter what the future brings.’ Laura M. Powers,Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer, Business Agility Institute. 'Any leader who is hoping to evolve their organization in an agile enterprise will discover actionable and impactful insights in this book.’ Scott Ambler, Co-creator of Disciplined Agile ‘Giles is well known as an excellent executive and agile coach. I am very pleased that he has shared his comprehensive knowledge in this excellent book. It covers a wide spectrum of guidance on business agility and is definitely worth a read.’ Mark Lines, Co-creator of Disciplined Agile Giles Lindsay, CEO of Agile Delta Consulting, is a seasoned technology and Agile leader and coach with 25+ years of tech industry experience. Known for his strategic acumen in aligning technology with business goals, he has successfully scaled high-performing teams in both startups and leading enterprises, driving innovation and growth through his visionary approach and adept stakeholder management. |
| confluence for business analyst: Executive's Guide to Project Management Robert K. Wysocki, 2011-05-04 How-to guidance for defining and implementing a complex project performance environment Sharing his forty-five years of project management experience, best-selling author and industry guru Robert Wysocki presents a straightforward, enlightening, and pragmatic guide to help senior managers make the transition to an organization that profits and thrives on complexity. The first book to discuss practical project management mitigation strategies, Executive's Guide to Project Management presents easy-to-implement infrastructures and processes that will ensure the continued success of your organization and maximize your investment of every project. Collects in one resource all the relevant information for understanding and creating an environment for improved complex project performance A must-read for every member of your senior management team Shows you how to regain responsibility, take action, and skillfully handle complexity to mitigate risk and increase return on project investments It's time for your senior management team to take back control of your investments in projects and programs. Executive's Guide to Project Management shows you how to cultivate your part of the organization so that it can respond to a changing project environment with the infrastructure to support the project and program investment decisions. |
| confluence for business analyst: Contemporary Business Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz, Daniel Pfaltzgraf, 2024-09-18 Student-friendly, engaging, and accessible, Contemporary Business, 20e equips students with the skills to assess and solve today's global business challenges and succeed in a fast-paced environment. Designed to drive interest in business, our newest edition offers a comprehensive approach to the material, including a variety of resources to support today's students. Its modern approach, wealth of videos, relevant and up-to-date content, and career readiness resources keep your course current and engaging. |
| confluence for business analyst: Team Topologies Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais, 2019-09-17 Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and sustainably. But how do you build the best team organization for your specific goals, culture, and needs? Team Topologies is a practical, step-by-step, adaptive model for organizational design and team interaction based on four fundamental team types and three team interaction patterns. It is a model that treats teams as the fundamental means of delivery, where team structures and communication pathways are able to evolve with technological and organizational maturity. In Team Topologies, IT consultants Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais share secrets of successful team patterns and interactions to help readers choose and evolve the right team patterns for their organization, making sure to keep the software healthy and optimize value streams. Team Topologies is a major step forward in organizational design for software, presenting a well-defined way for teams to interact and interrelate that helps make the resulting software architecture clearer and more sustainable, turning inter-team problems into valuable signals for the self-steering organization. |
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| confluence for business analyst: Trailblazer Marc Benioff, Monica Langley, 2019-10-15 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The founder and co-CEO of Salesforce delivers an inspiring vision for successful companies of the future—in which changing the world is everyone’s business. “The gold standard on how to use business as a platform for change at this urgent time.”—Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and author of Principles: Life and Work What’s the secret to business growth and innovation and a purpose-driven career in a world that is becoming vastly more complicated by the day? According to Marc Benioff, the answer is embracing a culture in which your values permeate everything you do. In Trailblazer, Benioff gives readers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of one of the world’s most admired companies. He reveals how Salesforce’s core values—trust, customer success, innovation, and equality—and commitment to giving back have become the company’s greatest competitive advantage and the most powerful engine of its success. Because no matter what business you’re in, Benioff says, values are the bedrock of a resilient company culture that inspires all employees, at every level, to do the best work of their lives. Along the way, he shares insights and best practices for anyone who wants to cultivate a company culture positioned to thrive in the face of the inevitable disruption ahead. None of us in the business world can afford to sit on the sidelines and ignore what’s going on outside the walls of our workplaces. In the future, profits and progress will no longer be sustainable unless they serve the greater good. Whether you run a company, lead a small team, or have just draped an ID badge around your neck for the first time, Trailblazer reveals how anyone can become an agent of change. Praise for Trailblazer “A guide for what every business and organization must do to thrive in this period of profound political and economic change.”—Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase “In Trailblazer, Benioff explores how companies can nurture a values-based culture to become powerful platforms for change.”—Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube |
| confluence for business analyst: Agile Portfolio Management Jochen Krebs, 2008-07-16 Agile development processes foster better collaboration, innovation, and results. So why limit their use to software projects—when you can transform your entire business? Written by agile-mentoring expert Jochen Krebs, this book illuminates the opportunities—and rewards—of applying agile processes to your overall IT portfolio. Whether project manager, business analyst, or executive—you’ll understand the business drivers behind agile portfolio management. And learn best practices for optimizing results. Use agile processes to align IT and business strategy Adapt and extend core agile processes Orchestrate the collaboration between IT and business vision Eliminate wish-list driven requirements, and manage expectations instead Optimize the balance of projects, resources, and assets in your portfolio Use metrics to communicate project status, quality, even team morale Create a portfolio strategy consistent with the goals of the organization Achieve organizational and process transparency Manage your business with agility—and help maximize the returns! |
| confluence for business analyst: Enterprise Software Security Kenneth R. van Wyk, Mark G. Graff, Dan S. Peters, Diana L. Burley Ph.D., 2014-12-01 STRENGTHEN SOFTWARE SECURITY BY HELPING DEVELOPERS AND SECURITY EXPERTS WORK TOGETHER Traditional approaches to securing software are inadequate. The solution: Bring software engineering and network security teams together in a new, holistic approach to protecting the entire enterprise. Now, four highly respected security experts explain why this “confluence” is so crucial, and show how to implement it in your organization. Writing for all software and security practitioners and leaders, they show how software can play a vital, active role in protecting your organization. You’ll learn how to construct software that actively safeguards sensitive data and business processes and contributes to intrusion detection/response in sophisticated new ways. The authors cover the entire development lifecycle, including project inception, design, implementation, testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance. They also provide a full chapter of advice specifically for Chief Information Security Officers and other enterprise security executives. Whatever your software security responsibilities, Enterprise Software Security delivers indispensable big-picture guidance–and specific, high-value recommendations you can apply right now. COVERAGE INCLUDES: • Overcoming common obstacles to collaboration between developers and IT security professionals • Helping programmers design, write, deploy, and operate more secure software • Helping network security engineers use application output more effectively • Organizing a software security team before you’ve even created requirements • Avoiding the unmanageable complexity and inherent flaws of layered security • Implementing positive software design practices and identifying security defects in existing designs • Teaming to improve code reviews, clarify attack scenarios associated with vulnerable code, and validate positive compliance • Moving beyond pentesting toward more comprehensive security testing • Integrating your new application with your existing security infrastructure • “Ruggedizing” DevOps by adding infosec to the relationship between development and operations • Protecting application security during maintenance |
| confluence for business analyst: Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy John Mingers, 2014-04-24 Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy: A Confluence of Ideas seeks to re-address the whole question of philosophy and systems thinking for the twenty first century and provide a new work that would be of value to both systems and philosophy. This is a highly opportune time when different fields – critical realism, philosophy of science and systems thinking – are all developing around the same set of concepts and yet not realizing it. This book will be of interest to the academic systems community worldwide and due to it's interdisciplinary coverage, it will also be of relevance to a wide range of scholars in other disciplines, particularly philosophy but also operational research, information systems, and sociology. |
| confluence for business analyst: User Story Mapping Jeff Patton, Peter Economy, 2014-09-05 User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features. Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better conversations about the project throughout the development process. Your team will learn to come away with a shared understanding of what you’re attempting to build and why. Get a high-level view of story mapping, with an exercise to learn key concepts quickly Understand how stories really work, and how they come to life in Agile and Lean projects Dive into a story’s lifecycle, starting with opportunities and moving deeper into discovery Prepare your stories, pay attention while they’re built, and learn from those you convert to working software |
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| confluence for business analyst: Enterprise Web 2.0 Fundamentals Krishna Sankar, Susan A. Bouchard, 2009-04-17 An introduction to next-generation web technologies This is a comprehensive, candid introduction to Web 2.0 for every executive, strategist, technical professional, and marketer who needs to understand its implications. The authors illuminate the technologies that make Web 2.0 concepts accessible and systematically identify the business and technical best practices needed to make the most of it. You’ll gain a clear understanding of what’s really new about Web 2.0 and what isn’t. Most important, you’ll learn how Web 2.0 can help you enhance collaboration, decision-making, productivity, innovation, and your key enterprise initiatives. The authors cut through the hype that surrounds Web 2.0 and help you identify the specific innovations most likely to deliver value in your organization. Along the way, they help you assess, plan for, and profit from user-generated content, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), social networking, semantic web, content aggregation, cloud computing, the Mobile Web, and much more. This is the only book on Web 2.0 that: Covers Web 2.0 from the perspective of every participant and stakeholder, from consumers to product managers to technical professionals Provides a view of both the underlying technologies and the potential applications to bring you up to speed and spark creative ideas about how to apply Web 2.0 Introduces Web 2.0 business applications that work, as demonstrated by actual Cisco® case studies Offers detailed, expert insights into the technical infrastructure and development practices raised by Web 2.0 Previews tomorrow’s emerging innovations—including “Web 3.0,” the Semantic Web Provides up-to-date references, links, and pointers for exploring Web 2.0 first-hand Krishna Sankar, Distinguished Engineer in the Software Group at Cisco, currently focuses on highly scalable Web architectures and frameworks, social and knowledge graphs, collaborative social networks, and intelligent inferences. Susan A. Bouchard is a senior manager with US-Canada Sales Planning and Operations at Cisco. She focuses on Web 2.0 technology as part of the US-Canada collaboration initiative. Understand Web 2.0’s foundational concepts and component technologies Discover today’s best business and technical practices for profiting from Web 2.0 and Rich Internet Applications (RIA) Leverage cloud computing, social networking, and user-generated content Understand the infrastructure scalability and development practices that must be address-ed for Web 2.0 to work Gain insight into how Web 2.0 technologies are deployed inside Cisco and their business value to employees, partners, and customers This book is part of the Cisco Press® Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering network topologies, example deployment concepts, protocols, and management techniques. Category: General Networking Covers: Web 2.0 |
| confluence for business analyst: Mastering .NET Machine Learning Jamie Dixon, 2016-03-29 Master the art of machine learning with .NET and gain insight into real-world applications About This Book Based on .NET framework 4.6.1, includes examples on ASP.NET Core 1.0 Set up your business application to start using machine learning techniques Familiarize the user with some of the more common .NET libraries for machine learning Implement several common machine learning techniques Evaluate, optimize and adjust machine learning models Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at .Net developers who want to build complex machine learning systems. Some basic understanding of data science is required. What You Will Learn Write your own machine learning applications and experiments using the latest .NET framework, including .NET Core 1.0 Set up your business application to start using machine learning. Accurately predict the future using regressions. Discover hidden patterns using decision trees. Acquire, prepare, and combine datasets to drive insights. Optimize business throughput using Bayes Classifier. Discover (more) hidden patterns using KNN and Naive Bayes. Discover (even more) hidden patterns using K-Means and PCA. Use Neural Networks to improve business decision making while using the latest ASP.NET technologies. Explore “Big Data”, distributed computing, and how to deploy machine learning models to IoT devices – making machines self-learning and adapting Along the way, learn about Open Data, Bing maps, and MBrace In Detail .Net is one of the widely used platforms for developing applications. With the meteoric rise of Machine learning, developers are now keen on finding out how can they make their .Net applications smarter. Also, .NET developers are interested into moving into the world of devices and how to apply machine learning techniques to, well, machines. This book is packed with real-world examples to easily use machine learning techniques in your business applications. You will begin with introduction to F# and prepare yourselves for machine learning using .NET framework. You will be writing a simple linear regression model using an example which predicts sales of a product. Forming a base with the regression model, you will start using machine learning libraries available in .NET framework such as Math.NET, Numl.NET and Accord.NET with the help of a sample application. You will then move on to writing multiple linear regressions and logistic regressions. You will learn what is open data and the awesomeness of type providers. Next, you are going to address some of the issues that we have been glossing over so far and take a deep dive into obtaining, cleaning, and organizing our data. You will compare the utility of building a KNN and Naive Bayes model to achieve best possible results. Implementation of Kmeans and PCA using Accord.NET and Numl.NET libraries is covered with the help of an example application. We will then look at many of issues confronting creating real-world machine learning models like overfitting and how to combat them using confusion matrixes, scaling, normalization, and feature selection. You will now enter into the world of Neural Networks and move your line of business application to a hybrid scientific application. After you have covered all the above machine learning models, you will see how to deal with very large datasets using MBrace and how to deploy machine learning models to Internet of Thing (IoT) devices so that the machine can learn and adapt on the fly Style and approach This book will guide you in learning everything about how to tackle the flood of data being encountered these days in your .NET applications with the help of popular machine learning libraries offered by the .NET framework. |
| confluence for business analyst: The Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum Kurt Bittner, Patricia Kong, Eric Naiburg, Dave West, 2017-12-04 Improve and Accelerate Software Delivery for Large, Distributed, Complex Projects The Nexus Framework is the simplest, most effective approach to applying Scrum at scale across multiple teams, sites, and time zones. Created by Scrum.org–the pioneering Scrum training and certification organization founded by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber–Nexus draws on decades of experience to address the unique challenges teams face in coming together, sharing work, and managing and minimizing dependencies. The NexusTM Framework for Scaling Scrum is a concise book that shows how Nexus helps teams to deliver a complex, multi-platform, software-based product in short, frequent cycles, without sacrificing consistency or quality, and without adding unnecessary complexity or straying from Scrum’s core principles. Using an extended case study, the authors illustrate how Nexus helps teams solve common scaling challenges like reducing cross-team dependencies, preserving team self-organization and transparency, and ensuring accountability. Understand the challenges of delivering working, integrated product increments with multiple teams, and how Nexus addresses them Form a Nexus around a new or existing product and learn how that Nexus sets goals and plans its work Run Sprints within a Nexus, provide transparency into progress, conduct effective Nexus Sprint reviews, and use Nexus Sprint Retrospectives to continuously improve Overcome the distributed team collaboration challenges |
| confluence for business analyst: The Async-First Playbook Sumeet Gayathri Moghe, 2023-09-20 Reimagining Agile for Distributed and Remote Teams Distributed work is now inevitable, but conventional agile approaches are too synchronous for today's remote teams. Meetings, ceremonies, and rituals can become unsustainable when teams are scattered across the globe. The result: burnout, constant interruptions, a lack of deep work, poor work-life balance, greater frustration, and workplaces with poor diversity. In The Async-First Playbook, Thoughtworks Principal Product Manager Sumeet Gayathri Moghe provides tools and techniques to embed remote-native, asynchronous practices into traditional agile methods, making remote work more efficient, inclusive, thoughtful, and fun. Drawing on extensive experience leading distributed teams, Moghe addresses the nuts and bolts of specific practices and the crucial softer elements such as culture, mindset, and leadership. Short, practical chapters show how to adapt traditional agile techniques such as sprints and pair programming for the realities of today's distributed environments. Whatever your project, you'll learn how to create asynchronous environments that promote success, improve the workplace experience, and deliver better results. Discover why asynchronous collaboration is crucial to your project's success Learn the tools, skills, and protocols you need to get right in order to go async-first Map current agile techniques to async-first versions that better reflect today's realities Become a more supportive and effective leader of async-first teams Anticipate, navigate, and mitigate the pitfalls of async-first distributed work Bring it all together--walk through your async-first transition Access valuable resources, examples, and hands-on templates at the companion website This playbook will empower you to lead and build differently. All that you need is an open mind and a belief that the status quo isn't worthy of defining the future. --From the Foreword by Darren Murph Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details. |
| confluence for business analyst: Kafka: The Definitive Guide Neha Narkhede, Gwen Shapira, Todd Palino, 2017-08-31 Every enterprise application creates data, whether it’s log messages, metrics, user activity, outgoing messages, or something else. And how to move all of this data becomes nearly as important as the data itself. If you’re an application architect, developer, or production engineer new to Apache Kafka, this practical guide shows you how to use this open source streaming platform to handle real-time data feeds. Engineers from Confluent and LinkedIn who are responsible for developing Kafka explain how to deploy production Kafka clusters, write reliable event-driven microservices, and build scalable stream-processing applications with this platform. Through detailed examples, you’ll learn Kafka’s design principles, reliability guarantees, key APIs, and architecture details, including the replication protocol, the controller, and the storage layer. Understand publish-subscribe messaging and how it fits in the big data ecosystem. Explore Kafka producers and consumers for writing and reading messages Understand Kafka patterns and use-case requirements to ensure reliable data delivery Get best practices for building data pipelines and applications with Kafka Manage Kafka in production, and learn to perform monitoring, tuning, and maintenance tasks Learn the most critical metrics among Kafka’s operational measurements Explore how Kafka’s stream delivery capabilities make it a perfect source for stream processing systems |
| confluence for business analyst: Women in Behavior Science Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, Traci M. Cihon, Erin B. Rasmussen, 2023-04-28 Women in Behavior Science is a unique text that showcases the perspectives, stories, and lessons of notable female behavior scientists at all stages of their careers, with relevance for the field’s many women pursuing careers in academia today. With the insights of esteemed female behavior scientists from diverse backgrounds, the book brings together their challenges and successes to include their own distinct perspectives on their professional and personal development. The book includes three sections that span the different phases of the academic lifespan from graduate school to retirement and post-retirement. Each section covers a wide range of topics such as expanding one’s work in new and diverse areas; deciding when and how to make transitions; making something out of nothing or very little; navigating relationships with family, children, and life partners both inside and outside of academy; values-based living; how to thrive in competitive environments; and building values-consistent repertoires in settings that may be gender-marginalizing. Presenting a behind-the-scenes view of academia, the authors also provide open and vulnerable narratives about their psychological and socio-cultural experiences, their stories of marginalization, their difficulties with mental and physical health challenges, grief and loss, and caring for others with chronic health conditions. Reframing the cultural-level recognition of female behavior scientists today, this book is essential reading for graduate and postgraduate students of Behavioral Science, especially for those focusing on diversity and cultural issues. It is also a must-read for professionals interested in understanding the experiences of diverse groups in this field. |
| confluence for business analyst: Network World , 2001-07-09 For more than 20 years, Network World has been the premier provider of information, intelligence and insight for network and IT executives responsible for the digital nervous systems of large organizations. Readers are responsible for designing, implementing and managing the voice, data and video systems their companies use to support everything from business critical applications to employee collaboration and electronic commerce. |
| confluence for business analyst: Digital Talent - Business Models and Competencies Ganesh Shermon, 2017-09-14 Digital Talent! Changing Rules! Intellect, Machines, AI, Automation, Disruptions determine this world of competencies - influenced by high performing behaviors. Talent performs best with world class Business Models, those that can attract and nurture top talent. Integrating business models with talent management platforms is a strategic step to win war for talent.The ON LINE Store, RforC - www.rforc.com, a Canadian E Commerce Store, specializes in on line sales of Psychometric Tools, Tests (Aptitude, Vocational, Careers, Social Inventories, Intelligence, Attitude, Skill Tests, Stretch Tests, Potential Appraisal Techniques, Competencies, Personality, Behavioral Typologies), BARS Tools, Simulations, Assessment - Development Center Materials, Tools such as Case Studies, In Baskets, Role Plays (Dyads, Triads, Groups), Organizational (Intra - Inter) Evaluations, 360 Degree Feedback, Corporate Scan Scoring, Group Discussions, Learning Skills, Leaderless Exercises and simulations |
| confluence for business analyst: Applications of Graph Transformations with Industrial Relevance Andy Schürr, Manfred Nagl, Albert Zündorf, 2008-10-15 This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Applications of Graph Transformations, AGTIVE 2007, held in Kassel, Germany, in October 2007. The 30 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully selected from numerous submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers are organized in topical sections on graph transformation applications, meta-modeling and domain-specific language, new graph transformation approaches, program transformation applications, dynamic system modeling, model driven software development applications, queries, views, and model transformations, as well as new pattern matching and rewriting concepts. The volume moreover contains 4 papers resulting from the adjacent graph transformation tool contest and concludes with 9 papers summarizing the state of the art of today's available graph transformation environments. |
| confluence for business analyst: Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications Ken Yale, Robert Nisbet, Gary D. Miner, 2017-11-09 Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications, Second Edition, is a comprehensive professional reference book that guides business analysts, scientists, engineers and researchers, both academic and industrial, through all stages of data analysis, model building and implementation. The handbook helps users discern technical and business problems, understand the strengths and weaknesses of modern data mining algorithms and employ the right statistical methods for practical application. This book is an ideal reference for users who want to address massive and complex datasets with novel statistical approaches and be able to objectively evaluate analyses and solutions. It has clear, intuitive explanations of the principles and tools for solving problems using modern analytic techniques and discusses their application to real problems in ways accessible and beneficial to practitioners across several areas—from science and engineering, to medicine, academia and commerce. - Includes input by practitioners for practitioners - Includes tutorials in numerous fields of study that provide step-by-step instruction on how to use supplied tools to build models - Contains practical advice from successful real-world implementations - Brings together, in a single resource, all the information a beginner needs to understand the tools and issues in data mining to build successful data mining solutions - Features clear, intuitive explanations of novel analytical tools and techniques, and their practical applications |
| confluence for business analyst: Computational Finance Cornelis A. Los, 2001 Computational finance deals with the mathematics of computer programs that realize financial models or systems. This book outlines the epistemic risks associated with the current valuations of different financial instruments and discusses the corresponding risk management strategies. It covers most of the research and practical areas in computational finance. Starting from traditional fundamental analysis and using algebraic and geometric tools, it is guided by the logic of science to explore information from financial data without prejudice. In fact, this book has the unique feature that it is structured around the simple requirement of objective science: the geometric structure of the data = the information contained in the data. |
| confluence for business analyst: Trading Regime Analysis Murray Gunn, 2009-01-15 Trading Regime Analysis is a groundbreaking work on how markets behave and how to profit from this behaviour. The book describes that it is the human nature of markets which explains why this behaviour exists and whether one believes in fundamental or technical market analysis, the ebb and flow of volatility is the one undeniable truth that exists in financial and commodity markets. It is the up and down cycles of volatility that is the manifestation of human psychology as the ultimate driver of markets and volatility, like human behaviour, has a distinct cycle to it. Offers in detail the methods that can be used to identify whether a market is about to start trending or about to enter a period of range trading Highlights important applications for this analysis for institutional investors, asset allocators, hedge fund managers and retail investors Provides unique content as there are no existing titles on trading regime analysis |
| confluence for business analyst: Computerworld , 2004-06-28 For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network. |
| confluence for business analyst: Evolution of B2B Buying , 2017-01-30 As 2017 begins to unfold, we’re already seeing how the big trends in technology are impacting day-to-day working lives. Businesses are continuing to embrace the cloud, mobility and data solutions in new and inventive ways. |
| confluence for business analyst: Computerworld , 2004-04-05 For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network. |
| confluence for business analyst: Advances in Prostaglandin, Leukotriene, and other Bioactive Lipid Research Zeliha Yazici, Giancarlo C. Folco, Jeffery M. Drazen, Santosh Nigam, Takao Shimizu, 2012-12-06 This volume, the Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Advances in Prostaglandin, Leukotriene and Other Bioactive Lipid Research: Basic Science and Clinical Applications, held August 25-29, 2002, in Istanbul, Turkey, discusses advances in bioactive lipid research with special attention to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and respiratory diseases. Specific topics covered include the role of leukotrienes and lipoxins in inflammation, the cytochrome P450 pathway, the genetics and genomics of bioactive lipids, lipid peroxidation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, isoprostanes, receptors and inhibitors, cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways and inhibitors, prostaglandin synthases and receptor signaling, phospholipases and inhibitors. |
| confluence for business analyst: InfoWorld , 2006-10-16 InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects. |
| confluence for business analyst: Interstate Commerce Commission Reports United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1970 |
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